Petrol & Powder
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OK, I'm somewhat to blame for this thread drift. I added the "home defense" variable to the discussion. Sorry about that.
I agree with both of you about the psychological effect of a slide action sound. Add a laser sight, flash that little red around and you are likely to get a surrender without a shot fired.Rockydoc, I agree with you on the semi-auto in part. There's the cost factor and the learning curve of a pump vs. semi-auto and there are other factors at play that make me lean towards the pump action for home defense. And there's a very good chance that only one shot will be needed anyway !
S Mac- I also agree the sound of racking a pump action may have some psychological effect but I would never rely on that working. I think there are a lot of people that would NOT be afraid of that sound.